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Once a year results commanders and first sergeants travel around their squadrons to hand out new stripes to that years promotees. Last year, I was lucky enough to be one of those individuals. Some people aren’t lucky… or get into trouble, or… whatever else and they don’t get selected the first time… or second… or third… or…. Eventually, most of them get selected for promotion; those that don’t get selected become civilians in time. With additional rank comes instant additional responsibility… you now have new legal rights and you must accept it and you should do your job. You must stand up and do what thousands of others have done before you. More rank should mean more work, not less…

Some people use additional rank as an excuse to avoid work at all costs… those with higher rank should set the standard; they should never be the exception.

A few days ago the list came out. Two people in my office made rank and I knew about both before they knew anything. The commander will only notify you if you are there and if you aren’t, well, you’d better get in contact with him. So, because I knew, and I must set the example whether I want to or not, I didn’t say a word. He called me at home and gave me the “I thought we were friends” line. I can separate work from the rest of my life but some people can’t. So, he had to call our section chief… who told him nothing. He was forced to wait out an extra day because nobody would tell him what he wanted to know. Promotion day sucks when you’re waiting for good or bad news… if you really want to know, you should show up and not take leave. I guess it wasn’t all that important to him.

I don’t think he deserves it at all… He needs to do a 180 or he needs to loose it. We’re going to the same base and I’ll end up working with him again. In the past we’ve worked in the same office but his work (or lack thereof) hasn’t affected mine. Now, and possibly in the future, his laziness will only make it harder for me.

We’re taught that we should develop and help the individual out to the best of our ability. While doing this we should make sure that we keep the best interests of the military in the back of our minds… in other words, only keep the best and get rid of the rest. I can only assume that I’ve been doing well because I’ve never been told otherwise. People trust what I say because I never feed them crap. If its coming from me, its the real deal and I’ve done my homework already. I don’t like to have my time wasted or waste the time of others.

I’ve got more to write… but I don’t want to write now…

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